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Today is deadline day… and a few of the biggest fish in the have yet to be hauled in by BCHL GMs.

Among the players rumoured to be on the block are Powell River’s Brooks Robinson, and Quesnel’s Trevor Hertz, but neither has been moved… yet!

With Tommy Bohmer in the final year of his contract, he’ll certainly be asking for quite a bounty for the rights to Hertz (19-years-old), and could move Raibl, Smith or Rovatti as well if things stall on the Hertz front. Stakes are high for the Mills Head Coach & GM.

Brooks Robinson a 19-year-old offensively gifted forward has gotten lost in the crowd of weapons up front on the Sunshine Coast. Many expect the son of Cowichan Coach and GM Scott Robonson to be moved, but where!?

The Vees are still waiting for approval on a deal that moves Eli Grossmann to Alberta, but nothing has been finalized yet.

**UPDATE**

The Trail Smoke Eaters have pulled off a pair of deals, moving 20-year-old adn leading scorer Chad Gehon back to Merritt for Scott Jacklin, and bringing back 20-year-old Brett Corcoran for Andrew Pickering… More on the ‘full-circle’ deals from Shawn Mullin.

***UPDATE***

The Vees have added 20-year-old forward Max Grassi from the Merritt Centennials (who acquired him from Burnaby) using their last card and 23rd roster spot on a veteran.

The Vernon Vipers have owned the Vees this season, winnning each of 4 previous meetings this season. If the Vees want to make a run at a first round bye, they’ll have to play the Vipers tighter in their final four meetings of the regular season. Currently the Vipers have an ominous 9 point bulge on the Vees for 2nd in the Interior.

With a Silverbacks loss last night the Vipers are now just 4 points back of the conference lead with a game in hand. A night after beating the aforementioned Silverbacks, the Westside Warriors remain a single point back of the Vees in the race for home ice in the first round of the playoffs.

The Vees come into tonights home game firing on all cylinders, having picked up 13 of their last 14 available points going 6-0-0-1 over their last 7 games. The Vees exploded for 8 goals last night in a rout of the Trail Smoke Eaters.

The Vipers have made waves around the BCHL with their recent addition of Cameron Brodie and Mike Leidl (for John Digness and Steve Tressiera and futures). The newcomers are big, strong, veteran and will patrol a Vipers blue-line that may be the toughest in the league (they are already allow the fewest goals in the BCHL).

SEASON SERIES LEADERS

VRN F - Pimm (2-3-5)

VRN F - Gill (0-5-5)

VRN F - Short (3-1-4)

VRN F - Kane (2-2-4)

VRN F - Crowell (1-3-4)

VRN F - Kakoske (1-3-4)

PEN F - Manderson (0-4-4)

VRN F - K. Jones (3-0-3)

PEN F - McKenzie (1-2-3)

PEN F - Viselli (1-2-3)

VRN D - Kraus (1-2-3)

VRN F - Collins (1-2-3)

VRN F - C. Jones (0-3-3)

GOALIES

VRN - Hammond (4-0-0) 102/112 .911

PEN - White (0-2-0) 61/68 .897

PEN - Bonar (0-1-0) 46/53 .868

OTHER

Power Play: VRN - 6/20 30.0%, PEN - 5/21 23.8%

Shots For: VRN - 33.8/G, PEN - 28.0/G